First, Barry has lost control, and, guess who gets the blame? Michael Hirsh at Newsweek has the hysterical article
Barack Obama began making his comeback Wednesday, apparently aware that he has all but lost control of the agenda in Washington at a time when he simply can’t afford to do so. Obama’s biggest problem isn’t Taxgate—which resulted in the Terrible Tuesday departure of his trusted friend, Tom Daschle, and the defanging of his Treasury secretary, Tim Geithner. Nor is the No. 1 problem that the president can’t seem to win a single Republican vote for his stimulus package. That’s a symptom, not a cause. The reason Obama is getting so few votes is that he is no longer setting the terms of the debate over how to save the economy. Instead the Republican Party—the one we thought lost the election—is doing that.And the confusion and delay this is causing could realize Obama’s worst fears, turning “crisis into a catastrophe,” as the president said Wednesday.
So, it has little to do with the fact that Obama has virtually no executive experience on his very thin resume, nor that he has shown very little actual leadership during his time in politics or in the private sector. It can’t be about Mr. Makes A Great Speech With A Teleprompter. No, it has to be those evil Republicans, who are doing exactly what the Democrats did for 6 years before they took back Congress, oh, and, as it happens, following what the majority of Americans think of the so-called stimulus bill. Anyone notice that Democrats and their peeps in the media cannot actually argue in defense of the porkapalooza bill?
Obama’s desire to begin a “post-partisan” era may have backfired. In his eagerness to accommodate Republicans and listen to their ideas over the past week, he has allowed the GOP to turn the haggling over the stimulus package into a decidedly stale, Republican-style debate over pork, waste and overspending. This makes very little economic sense when you are in a major recession that only gets worse day by day. Yes, there are still some very legitimate issues with a bill that’s supposed to be “temporary” and “targeted”—among them, large increases in permanent entitlement spending, and a paucity of tax cuts that will prompt immediate spending….
Um, woops? How’d that bit of reality sneak in to the missive of Republican blame? Also, in case Michael missed it, there is that whole Constitution thing, which makes Congress a equal branch of government to the President, and gives protections to the Minority Party. Democrats didn’t win on ideas, but on pretty speeches, blaming Republicans, and a Cult of Personality, along with some other precedents, including historical. Hey, that’s fine, politics is a dirty business, which elected Republicans really need to learn. But, don’t blame us because Obama is mostly clueless.
Anhow, in other Barry news:
- AP alleges copyright infringement of Obama image – No unicorns, but, you might be surprised which Barry poster they want a piece of.
- Obama’s quick turnaround – Barry is already breaking his 5 day legislation rule.
- Reporter Arrested by Sec. Service, Jumped Rope Line Seeking Obama Autograph – no no, no left leaning media bias.
- CIA Nominee Panetta Received $700,000 in Fees – another Obama nominee who was part of the problem, as Obama termed it.
- ABC, Stephanopoulis & Journalistic Ethics
- Change we cannot and do not believe in – The Charlotte Observer is not amused by what Obama is doing in office.
- Obama Justice Nominee Used to Represent Playboy – personally, I think the Playboy thing is over-blown, but, the fact that he argued against the Children’s Internet Protection Act is disturbing.
OK, that is a good place to stop, though there is obviously lots and lots of Barry news out there.
